View table: Event
Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Table structure:
- start_date - Date
- end_date - Date
- title - String
- linkto - String
- description - String
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This table has 1,746 rows altogether.
| Page | start date | end date | title | linkto | description | category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events (edit) | -0001-11-30 | -0001-11-30 | 22-23 Council of Jewish Women | 1904-12 | ||
| Events (edit) | -0001-11-30 | -0001-11-30 | C. F. Wennerstrum, [made] Commissioner to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. (4) | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | -0001-11-30 | -0001-11-30 | Jefferson Guard Disbanded | 1905 | ||
| Events (edit) | -0001-11-30 | -0001-11-30 | LPE Board postpones Opening Day by one year. | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1874-01-01 | 1874-01-01 | Designer Halsey C. Ives began teaching free evening classes | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1876-06-24 | 1876-06-24 | Forest Park officially opened to the public. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1891-01-01 | 1891-01-01 | A new mounted police headquarters was built on 20 acres, a brick building and grazing land for the horses costing $46,000. The building took a year to build. It was on the site of what is now the Planetarium and a bit west of it. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1892-01-01 | 1892-01-01 | Lindell Pavilion opened at the north central entrance to the park. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1896-01-01 | 1896-01-01 | David Francis begins organizing local civic leaders to lobby Congress for an exposition in St. Louis to commemorate the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1897-01-01 | 1897-01-01 | Agitation for World's Fair begun | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-01-11 | 1898-01-11 | Advisory Committee establishes Special Committee. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-01-11 | 1898-01-11 | Missouri Historical Society establishes Advisory Committee | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-04-26 | 1898-04-26 | Conference Committee of Business Men's League established | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-05-17 | 1898-05-17 | General call by Missouri Historical Society of Social and Business Organizations. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-06-22 | 1898-06-22 | Committee meets at the Missouri Historical Society to develop a general plan for a World s Fair | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-06-30 | 1898-06-30 | Meeting of Nominating Committee for preliminary organization, committee of 15. D. R. Francis was a member. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-07-12 | 1898-07-12 | Committee of 50 on Design and Form of Celebration established. D. R. Francis was a member. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-07-12 | 1898-07-12 | Preliminary Organization established. D. R. Francis was a member. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-09-01 | 1898-09-01 | Missouri Historical Society appoints committee to act | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-09-01 | 1898-09-01 | The "Inception & Development of the Movement to Commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase" is founded, officially starting the preparation & planning of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. (3) | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-11-26 | 1898-11-26 | Committee reported in favor of celebration | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1898-12-13 | 1898-12-13 | Gov. Stephens issued call for convention | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-01-01 | 1899-01-01 | Committee appointed to select Committee of 200. D. R. Francis was Chairman | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-01-01 | 1899-01-01 | Representatives of L.P. states and territories meet at the Louisiana Purchase Convention in St. Louis. They vote to have a 1903 L.P. Exposition, in St. Louis. Committee of 200 is formed (Pierre Chouteau), and Executive Committee (DRF leads). Draft appropriation bill written for $5M and sent to Con | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-01-10 | 1899-01-10 | First Interstate Convention established in St. Louis | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-01-11 | 1899-01-11 | Fair decided on and Committee of Fifty named | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-02-10 | 1899-02-10 | Committee of 200 organized. D. R. Francis was Chairman of the Executive Committee | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-02-11 | 1899-02-11 | Finance Committee named. (4) | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-02-11 | 1899-02-11 | Legislative Committee named | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-02-18 | 1899-02-18 | Contract let for Textile building. (4) | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-02-25 | 1899-02-25 | Senators and Congressmen banqueted in Washington | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-04-01 | 1899-04-01 | Missouri approves the LPE Company incorporation. | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1899-04-23 | 1899-04-23 | Citizens' mass meeting in St. Louis. (4) | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1900-04-27 | 1900-04-27 | Hearing before special Congressional Committee | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1900-06-04 | 1900-06-04 | Government support pledged by Congress | BeforeFair | ||
| Events (edit) | 1900-11-03 | 1900-11-03 | The cornerstone for University Hall (later Brookings Hall) was laid. (Washington University website, "history" link) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-01-01 | 1901-01-01 | A natural-gas storage facility and pumping station was built at Chouteau and Newstead avenues. | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-01-12 | 1901-01-12 | Popular subscription of $5,000,000 completed. | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-01-25 | 1901-01-25 | Fulfillment of St. Louis' [$5,000,000] pledge presented to Congress | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-01-25 | 1901-01-25 | Tawney bill read in Congress. | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-04 | 1901-04-04 | Congress, approves an appropriations bill for $5 million | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-23 | 1901-04-23 | Banquet by Business Men's League to commissioners and officers. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-23 | 1901-04-23 | Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company organized | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-23 | 1901-04-23 | National Commission met in St. Louis | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-24 | 1901-04-24 | Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (LPEC) incorporated | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-24 | 1901-04-24 | National Commission organized in St. Louis | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-04-30 | 1901-04-30 | National Commission appointed | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-02 | 1901-05-02 | First meeting of the Louisiana Purchase Company Board of Directors held | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-03 | 1901-05-03 | First meeting of World's Fair directors | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-03 | 1901-05-03 | Formal election of officers of the company. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-09 | 1901-05-09 | Committee on Organization reported rules, etc | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-10 | 1901-05-10 | Ordinance passed by Municipal Assembly permitting use of parks | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-28 | 1901-05-28 | Nine standing committees appointed | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-05-29 | 1901-05-29 | Proposed sites inspected. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-04 | 1901-06-04 | Arguments on site selection are heard | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-08 | 1901-06-08 | Daily meetings of Executive Committee considered sites | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-24 | 1901-06-24 | Forest Park selected by Executive Committee | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-25 | 1901-06-25 | Board selects Forest Park for the Fair site | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-25 | 1901-06-25 | Forest Park selection by Executive Committee formally approved | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-26 | 1901-06-26 | Site inspected by National Commissioners | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-27 | 1901-06-27 | National Commissioners issued formal declaration of its rights, duties, etc | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-27 | 1901-06-27 | Site approved by National Commissioners | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-06-30 | 1901-06-30 | Visit of World's Fair officers to Pan-American Exposition | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-07-02 | 1901-07-02 | Dedication World's Fair building at Buffalo | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-07-04 | 1901-07-04 | Commission of [LPE] Architects named | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-07-09 | 1901-07-09 | Appropriation by Board of Directors of $5,000,000 for buildings | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-07-30 | 1901-07-30 | Commission of Architects adopted plans | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-07-31 | 1901-07-31 | First meeting of the Committee on Ceremonies | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-01 | 1901-08-01 | Dr. David T. Day appointed Chief of Department of Mines. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-05 | 1901-08-05 | Halsey C. Ives appointed Chief of Art Department | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-11 | 1901-08-11 | Prof. Howard J. Rogers appointed Chief of Department of Education | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-12 | 1901-08-12 | John Barrett appointed Commissioner to Asia and Australia. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-20 | 1901-08-20 | President McKinley issues a Proclamation inviting nations of the world to the 1903 St. Louis World s Fair to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase. He is shot and dies less than a month later. (see August 21, 1901) (9) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-21 | 1901-08-21 | Proclamation of the Fair by President McKinley | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-24 | 1901-08-24 | W. I. Buchanan named for representative to South and Central America | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-08-27 | 1901-08-27 | Definite announcement that there would be no director general | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-03 | 1901-09-03 | First ceremonial stake is driven. Focal survey point for layout, behind the Palace of Art | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-03 | 1901-09-03 | First stake driven by Treasurer W. H. Thompson | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-10 | 1901-09-10 | Second call on subscribers for stock | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-17 | 1901-09-17 | F. J. V. Skiff selected for Director of Exhibits. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-17 | 1901-09-17 | Several members of Ladies' Board named | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-09-21 | 1901-09-21 | Buildings assigned to architects for designs. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-10-16 | 1901-10-16 | Helen M. Gould appointed first Lady Commissioner. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-10-27 | 1901-10-27 | T. W. Cridler made Commissioner to Europe | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-11-05 | 1901-11-05 | Postponement [of Fair] advised by Adolphus Busch. | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-11-25 | 1901-11-25 | Dr. Tarleton H. Bean made Chief of Fish Department. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-11-27 | 1901-11-27 | Proclamation poster published | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-12-20 | 1901-12-20 | Ceremonial banquet at Southern Hotel | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-12-20 | 1901-12-20 | Groundbreaking, near the main entrance. Very cold (ten below zero) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-12-20 | 1901-12-20 | Washington University tract added to site | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-12-27 | 1901-12-27 | Contract let for transplanting trees. (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1901-12-28 | 1901-12-28 | Contract let for straightening River des Peres. (see January 6, 1902) (4) | 1901 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-01 | 1902-01-01 | Contract with Washington University for Lease | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-01 | 1902-01-01 | Guarantee Electrical Company is founded to electrify the Fair | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-01 | 1902-01-01 | Lease of 9 Washington University campus buildings begins | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-01 | 1902-01-01 | Press Building built | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-04 | 1902-01-04 | $200,000 set apart for air-ship contests | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-04 | 1902-01-04 | Contract let for sewer work. [probably River des Peres underground channel] (see January 6, 1902) (4) | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-06 | 1902-01-06 | The first contract awarded by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company was signed, authorizing the excavation and framing of the River Des Peres underground channel and creating separate sewage and storm water piping, connecting with 104 different palace and exhibit building outlets in addition to | 1902 | ||
| Events (edit) | 1902-01-07 | 1902-01-07 | Work began on the River Des Peres underground channel. (see January 8, 1902) (?) | 1902 |
